Arrhythmogenic substrate in young patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: Role of an abnormal ventricular repolarization

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-82

  Sarubbi, Berardo ^a   Pacileo, Giuseppe ^a   Ducceschi, Valentino ^b   Russo, Maria Giovanna ^a   Iacono, Carola ^a   Pisacane, Carlo ^a   Iacono, Aldo ^b   Calabrò, Raffaele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Ist Medico Chirurgico di C   (Italy)

Author keywords

Tetralogy of Fallot; Ventricular repolarization, QT, QTc, QTc dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 0033573298     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00166-7     Document Type: Article

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